Pistachio-Orange Caramel Apples

Ingredients

• 8 wooden craft sticks
• 8 small apples
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup light-colored corn syrup
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
• 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate minichips

Instructions

1. 1.
2. Push a wooden craft stick into the top of each apple.
3. Bring sugar, corn syrup, and water to a boil in a medium, heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
4. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
5. Cook, without stirring, 9 minutes or until lightly golden (about 260).
6. Stir half-and-half, orange juice, orange rind, and salt into caramel mixture.
7. Simmer until candy thermometer registers 235, stirring frequently.2.
8. While caramel cooks, combine pistachios and minichips in a large bowl, and set aside.3.
9. Pour caramel into a bowl sitting in a hot water bath.
10. Swirl bottom halves of apples in caramel; dip in the pistachio mixture.